Women arrested on meth charges

Vice officers served a warrant on Dawn Delatorre-Ganon, 28, at about noon Wednesday in a shopping center parking lot in Hilo. Police said they recovered 5.2 grams of "ice," a digital scale, empty resealable plastic packets and an ice pipe from her.

They also recovered an additional 0.4 grams of crystal meth in the pickup truck in which she was sitting with Jacqueline "Jackie" Markham, 46. Both women were arrested at the scene.

Delatorre-Ganon was charged with first-degree attempted methamphetamine trafficking, second-degree promotion of a dangerous drug and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said. Her bail was set at $305,000.

Markham was charged with third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to police. Her bail was set at $4,000.

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Fall killed man in Hilo

Big Island police say a 57-year-old Hilo man found dead in a parking lot Thursday apparently died of a fall and that foul play was not involved.

A medical examiner determined yesterday that Roy Lemon died of "blunt force injury" consistent with a fall, police said.

Detectives were awaiting results of a toxicology analysis.

Police said Lemon was found unresponsive with a head injury in a private parking lot off Kalakaua Street at about 7:23 a.m. Thursday.

He was taken to Hilo Medical Center, where he died at 8:27 a.m.

Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers in Hilo at 961-8300 or in Kona at 329-8181.

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